MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2510171200F249.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2510171200F249.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 249 hour GFS valid 21Z MON 27 OCT 25 Station: 42.89,-94.53 Latitude: 42.89 Longitude: -94.53 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LEV PRES HGHT TEMP DEWP RH DD WETB DIR SPD THETA THE-V THE-W THE-E W mb m C C % C C deg knt K K K K g/kg ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0 1000 -31 SFC 955 362 20.5 3.8 33 16.8 11.3 245 18 297.5 298.5 286.4 313.1 5.24 2 950 408 20.1 3.4 33 16.7 11.0 246 23 297.6 298.5 286.3 312.8 5.15 3 900 870 15.5 2.5 42 13.0 8.6 242 33 297.4 298.4 286.2 312.5 5.09 4 850 1351 11.1 1.6 52 9.5 6.2 230 34 297.8 298.7 286.3 312.8 5.05 5 800 1854 8.2 0.9 60 7.3 4.5 208 37 299.9 300.8 287.1 315.2 5.12 6 750 2384 4.5 -0.4 71 4.8 2.1 198 51 301.4 302.3 287.6 316.4 4.97 7 700 2942 0.5 -3.2 76 3.8 -1.2 202 66 303.1 303.9 287.5 316.2 4.30 8 650 3532 -3.2 -3.6 97 0.4 -3.4 196 70 305.3 306.2 288.5 319.1 4.49 9 600 4162 -6.9 -7.2 98 0.3 -7.1 194 84 308.1 308.8 288.6 319.7 3.71 10 550 4836 -11.3 -11.9 95 0.6 -11.5 192 97 310.7 311.2 288.6 319.6 2.79 11 500 5561 -15.9 -18.9 78 3.0 -16.7 189 99 313.7 314.0 288.5 319.4 1.72 12 450 6351 -18.7 -42.5 10 23.8 -22.0 188 102 319.8 319.8 288.9 320.5 0.20 13 400 7219 -24.6 -42.8 17 18.2 -26.8 187 112 323.0 323.0 289.9 323.8 0.22 14 350 8173 -33.6 -42.6 40 9.0 -34.4 192 107 323.5 323.5 290.1 324.4 0.26 15 300 9235 -41.9 -47.1 57 5.2 -42.2 195 119 326.4 326.4 290.9 327.1 0.18 16 250 10447 -49.1 -59.1 30 10.0 -49.4 187 99 333.0 333.1 292.6 333.3 0.05 17 200 11899 -52.1 -69.9 10 17.8 -52.4 209 93 350.3 350.3 296.7 350.4 0.02 18 150 13739 -58.5 -78.7 6 20.2 -58.7 195 83 369.3 369.3 300.4 369.3 0.01 19 100 16286 -58.4 -84.5 2 26.1 -58.8 218 38 414.8 414.8 307.1 414.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5591.91 m Freezing level: 693.02 mb = 3024.17 m = 9921.70 ft Wetbulb zero: 718.45 mb = 2731.41 m = 8961.20 ft Precipitable water: 0.82 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 74.75 % Est. max temperature: 22.60 C = 72.67 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 743.77 mb = 2451.35 m = 8042.40 ft T: 3.99 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.26 C/km ThetaE index: 0.54 C Layer 950.0- 850.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 672.36 mb = 3262.83 m = 10704.69 ft Mean mixing ratio: 5.10 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.18 C = 80.93 F Cap Strength: 4.02 C Lifted Index: 4.79 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 9.98 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 3.37 C Showalter Index: 4.70 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 44.48 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.01 C Cross Totals Index: 17.47 C K Index: 24.85 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 186.79 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.35 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 0.74 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 1.22 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 9662.73 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.62 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 739.33 mb = 2499.74 m = 8201.15 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 197.5 at 68.5 knts Storm direction: 227.5 at 51.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.4 neg: 7.9 tot: 10.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 112.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 280.4 neg: -60.0 tot: 220.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 73.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.55 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.5 stream: 6.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.00 Bulk Shear: 378.93 m/s